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Andradite & Hedenbergite

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Andradite & Hedenbergite

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Description
Locality: 
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 3.5 × 2.9 cm
Description

A beautiful mass of parallel growth compact hedenbergite crystals to 2.5 cm capped with brown-red dodecahedral andradite crystals to 8 mm. the base was sawn for display purposes. The luster is unusually good with sharp and shiny crystals. The different lighting used to photograph provides a better look of the interesting coloring patterns with highlights along the crystal edges. A superb andradite from Serifos!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Andradite

Formula: 
Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Drammen, Buskerud, Norway

Hedenbergite

Formula: 
CaFe2+Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Mormorsgruvan, Tunaberg Cu-Co Ore Field, Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland, Sweden
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